CAN'T TRUST THAT DAY: * 108,000 private contractors are in Afghanistan and we have no idea what they're doing." * A plea for Republicans to save the filibuster . * Ever wondered how politics in California got messed up? Let's look back 35 years ... * What if even kids don't want to see G movies anymore? * Nice read: the story behind the filming of that one big scene in Game of Thrones . ( Courtesy Eric, I think. )